President to step into teaching dispute
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday invited teaching unions to a meeting later this week to discuss changes to teachers’ workloads which has prompted strike threats....
Education
Teachers announce strike over teaching hours changes (Updated)
The main unions representing public school teachers announced on Monday that they will be going on a ‘protracted’ strike as of September, as a...
Five ways technology improves higher education
The development of various technologies in recent decades has raised a lot of discussions among the scientific community as well as among the wider public....
Education minister believes dispute with teachers can be resolved (Updated)
Education Minister, Costas Hambiaouris said on Sunday he believed teachers’ unions would show up at a meeting planned for Tuesday to discuss a dispute over...
Parents furious over slur by teachers’ union
By Evie Andreou Organised parents on Thursday asked secondary education teachers union Oelmek to apologise for calling them ‘errand boys and girls’ for the education...
Archbishop happy to see his name day axed as school holiday
Archbishop Chrysostomos has expressed the wish for his name day to stop being a school holiday, it emerged on Thursday. The chairman of the theology...
Teachers called on to play fair, they threaten more measures
By Evie Andreou The government and Archbishop Chrysostomos on Wednesday called on teachers unions to cooperate after the latter threatened the school year would not...
Minister agrees to talks with teachers (Update 3)
Education Minister Costas Hambiaouris agreed on Monday to engage in talks with the teaching unions on Tuesday, after they extended an invitation he visit their...
Neapolis University opens its vast library to the public
Paphos’ Neapolis University announced on Friday that its library was now open to the public both physically and digitally. The library, a written statement said,...
Teachers protest outside education ministry (Update 1)
Hundreds of teachers, parents and students protested outside the education ministry in scorching heat on Friday morning to demand the resignation of Education Minister Costas...
Parents seek role in teaching hours dispute
Parents of primary school pupils said on Thursday they want a say in the ongoing dispute between the government and teachers over the education ministry’s...
Church enters education fray (Updated)
The Church of Cyprus on Wednesday described the recent demands by teachers as unacceptable and urged them to focus on children’s education, taking sides in...
International adult education programme secures funding
The international inter-university postgraduate programme of Adult Education for Social Change (IMAESC), which was designed and offered under Erasmus Mundus with the participation of the...
Unions demand dialogue over changes to teaching hours
Schools will not open in September with the ministry of education in charge if there is no comprehensive dialogue on changes to teaching hours, the...
Academic assignment in 8 hours
Have you ever been stressed out since you are unable to meet the deadline and write a complicated and significant assignment on time? Lots of...
The successful completion of the University of Cyprus law summer school
For a third consecutive year, the summer law school in ‘European Commercial Law’ was organised with a great success by the department of law of...
Ministers approve measures to make better use of teachers
A total of 159 new teaching posts were approved by cabinet on Wednesday. At the same time, it was decided to streamline the use of...
North authorities pushing for uni in Karpasia
Authorities in the north said they would like a university in occupied Yialousa or Rizokarpaso, reports said on Tuesday. According to Turkish Cypriot daily Diyalog,...
American International School Cern team short-listed for top prize in international physics competition
The American International School in Cyprus (AISC) is proud to announce that their Cern club students participated in and were short-listed in the 2018 Beamline...
Technical chamber opposes AC in classrooms
Installing air conditioning units in all 750 state schools before first assessing needs and taking other, environmentally friendly measures, would be reckless and irresponsible, the...
